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Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Directors: a list of 40 titles created 20 May 2012 a list of 23 titles created 24 Jan 2013 a list of 21 titles created 24 Feb 2013 a list of 22 titles created 01 Dec 2014 a list of 37 titles created 03 Jan 2015 Search for " Finding Nemo " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Won 1 Oscar. Another 46 wins & 59 nominations. See more awards » Videos Directors: Pete Docter, David Silverman, and 1 more credit » Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Mary Gibbs Seventy-eight year old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

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Directors: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen Stars: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world. Director: Brad Bird A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed. Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Directors: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, and 1 more credit » Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant. Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava Stars: Brad Garrett, Lou Romano, Patton Oswalt After his swamp is filled with magical creatures, Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona for a villainous lord in order to get his land back. Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz Edit Storyline A clown fish named Marlin lives in the Great Barrier Reef loses his son, Nemo.

After he ventures into the open sea, despite his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and sent to a dentist's office in Sydney. So, while Marlin ventures off to try to retrieve Nemo, Marlin meets a fish named Dory, a blue tang suffering from short-term memory loss. The companions travel a great distance, encountering various dangerous sea creatures such as sharks, anglerfish and jellyfish, in order to rescue Nemo from the dentist's office, which is situated by Sydney Harbor. While the two are doing this, Nemo and the other sea animals in the dentist's fish tank plot a way to return to Sydney Harbor to live their lives free again. Written by Anonymous Jaws Will Drop. See more » Genres: 30 May 2003 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Finding Nemo 3D See more » Filming Locations: $70,251,710 (USA) (30 May 2003) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Work on the movie first began in 1997.

Physical production actually began in January 2000, with a crew that ultimately comprised of 180 people. See more » Goofs When Marlin is speaking with the three dads and Sheldon, Tad, and Pearl come to greet Nemo and comment on his "lucky fin", Tad says, "He looks funny!" and Sheldon's father smacks him and says "Be nice! It's his first day." However, it was Tad who made fun of Nemo, so Tad's father should've been the one to react. See more » Quotes Marlin : Wow. Coral : Yes, Marlin. I... No, I see it. It's beautiful. Marlin : So, Coral, when you said you wanted an ocean view, you didn't think you were going to get the whole ocean, did you? Huh? [deep breath] Marlin : Oh, yeah. A fish can breathe out here. Did your man deliver, or did he deliver? [...] See more » Crazy Credits Through the closing credits, various characters interact briefly with the credits. At the end, the frightened little fish from the shark therapy group makes a final appearance in front of the angler fish.

See more » Connections See more » Frequently Asked Questions (Baltimore, MD) – See all my reviews I have enjoyed most of the computer-animated films made so far, ranging from Pixar films like "Toy Story" and "The Incredibles" to DreamWorks films like "Shrek." But "Finding Nemo" is the one that remains unparalleled, not because of its comedy or creativity, both of which are equaled in the "Toy Story" movies and in "Monsters Inc.," but because it truly, more than any of the previous computer-animated features, reinvents the genre of the children's animated film. Humor in traditional animation is usually based on broad slapstick and physical exaggeration. There are occasional nods to this brand of humor in "Finding Nemo," as when a flock of seagulls ram into a boat and we see their beaks crowing on the other side of the sail. But such sequences only call attention to how far this movie generally departs from old cartoon conventions. Instead, the movie invests its world of sentient animals with a surprisingly scientific texture. All of the animals are based on real species. The fish tank is constructed out of real devices.

There is a strong sense of locale, as Marlin (Albert Brooks) travels across the Pacific to Australia, where even the animals speak with an Australian accent. In a scene that I'm sure Gary Larson of "Far Side" fame loved, a pelican discusses with a group of fish the intricate details of dentistry. The fact that the animals talk and understand what's going on is treated as though it were a natural feature of the world. The realism is so striking that by the end of the film, you'll almost believe it possible for fish to plot an escape from a tank. Far from making the film pedantic, this approach results in an intelligent but still entertaining picture. Most of the humor is based on parodies of human behavior: repentant sharks start a club that's like Alcoholics Anonymous, a school of fish act like obnoxious DJs while forming themselves into spectacular patterns, and a four-year-old girl behaves like most kids that age, oblivious and destructive. The manner in which Marlin finds his way to his son is so inventive that we can forgive the film for the number of coincidences involved.

The story employs the same basic formula used in "Toy Story," in which two characters, one uptight and the other clueless, are thrown together as they're forced to journey through a world populated by creatures that are a lot more knowing than the humans realize. This movie, however, creates a unique character in Dory (Ellen DeGeneres), a fish with short-term memory loss. To give a cartoon character a real human disorder is risky, to say the least, and I'm glad the filmmakers didn't lose the nerve to include this ingenious device, which not only generates some of the film's biggest laughs, but reinforces the character interaction that is so central to the story. This is in fact the only Pixar film to feature true character development. In the course of his voyage, Marlin learns to be more adventurous, getting parenting tips from a surfer-dude turtle voiced by the film's director Andrew Stanton, while his son Nemo learns to be self-reliant. Of course, none of the sharks, jellyfish, whales, gulls, pelicans, lobsters, and humans that Marlin encounters along the way really mean any harm. They're just doing what they do.

As Nigel the Pelican tells Nemo at one point, "Fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat." That's perhaps the film's most interesting insight, that there are no true villains, just creatures that act according to their nature, and a few that transcend it. 138 of 160 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Finding Nemo Fish Tank - Marine Depot Blog Finding Nemo Fish Tank Nemo, Marlin, and Coral Finding Nemo Fish – Nemo, Marlin and Coral In Disney’s Finding Nemo, Nemo, Marlin (his dad) and Coral (his mom), are clownfish. To be more precise, they are Ocellaris Clownfish, which are also sometimes referred to as called False Percula clownfish. There are over 30 different types of clownfish found throughout Pacific tropical regions like Australia, Thailand and the Philippines. With the popularity of this movie, many people became interested in setting up a Finding Nemo aquarium. With a bit of guidance and education, setting up a Nemo aquarium is possible.

If you are not up to the challenge of caring for a saltwater Nemo fish tank, you can instead set up a freshwater system and incorporate Finding Nemo aquarium decorations. If you decide that setting up a Nemo tank is right for you, we carry all the aquarium supplies you will need to set up your tank and our knowledgeable staff is available to help anytime you have a question. To keep a pair of clownfish, you will need an aquarium around 20 gallons or larger. Fortunately, we carry everything you need to put together your first marine aquarium system. Just choose one of our all-in-one systems, add saltwater, cycle the tank and acclimate your new fish to their home. Dory, a Blue Tang, cannot join Nemo in an aquarium less than 125 gallons. If you want to keep Dory with Nemo and/or Marlin, you will need to purchase a large aquarium. Alternatively, you could place an aquarium decoration of Dory’s likeness in a smaller tank. Click here to learn more about Dory and how to care for Blue Tangs. Many people want to recreate the saltwater aquarium seen in the dentist’s office in Finding Nemo.

Unfortunately, the mix of livestock shown in the movie would not work well together, especially in a smaller tank. You could, however, keep some of the animals safely together in an aquarium around 30 gallons, like Gurgle (a Royal Gramma), Deb and her mirror image “Flo” (Damselfish, although some types can get a little aggressive) and Jacques ( a Cleaner Shrimp). There are also starfish suitable for aquarium life, but they generally don’t resemble Peach from Finding Nemo. If you would like to learn more about which species will play nicely together in a home aquarium, please check out our Species Compatibility Chart. We have also put together some great articles that will help you get started in the hobby: How to Mix Saltwater and Perform a Water Change Proper Acclimation Procedures The Amphiprion ocellaris grows up to 4 inches. Minimum Tank Size The False Ocellaris Clown prefers an aquarium at least 20 gallons in size with plenty of places to hide and swim. Diet The Amphiprion ocellaris is an omnivore and likes to eat variety of foods (meats and veggies).

High quality flake and/or pellet foods along with a variety of frozen foods are excellent choices for clownfish. It is recommended to alternate feedings of different types of foods for optimum health benefits. Breeding Clownfish are known to breed in captivity. All clownfish are males when they are born. As they grow, the dominant male will become a female and the next dominant male will become its mate. Any other clownfish that remain in their presence will remain males with a hierarchy being established among them. If the female is removed from the group or dies, the dominant male will change into a female and the next dominant male will become its mate. Once they are a female, they cannot change back into a male. Dory Finding Nemo Aquarium – Dory Marlin’s absent-minded sidekick, Dory, is a Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus). Blue Tangs can are also referred to by many different “common” names such as Blue Hippo Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, Hepatus Tang, Hippo Tang, Pacific Blue Tang and Regal Tang. To keep a “Dory” fish (or Blue Tang), you will need an aquarium of at least 125 to 180 gallons.

Inside your local fish store or pet shop, you may see Blue Tangs for sale that are only around 2” to 4” in size. Please keep in mind Blue Tangs grow quickly and can get quite large. They also require a lot of swimming room, so aquariums that are long (5’ to 6’ or more) will make ideal homes. If you’re thinking of setting up a large aquarium, please contact us so we can offer personalized product recommendations for your tank. Fortunately for Dory, if you want to add Marlin, Nemo or Coral to the tank, they can all live peacefully together. In fact, with a properly set up tank of 125 gallons or larger, you will be able to many of Nemo’s tankmates from the dentist’s office without the threat of them wanting to escape. Below you will find some facts about Blue Tangs and tips and tricks for caring for them in home aquaria. Type Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus), also referred to by many different common names such as Blue Hippo Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, Hepatus Tang, Hippo Tang, Pacific Blue Tang and Regal Tang.

Distribution Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands to Kiribati, North to Southern Japan, South to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and Samoa (from fishbase.org). Level of Care The Blue Tang is a high maintenance fish. Like most Tangs, they tend to be very susceptible to ich. The use of a quarantine tank or hospital tank is recommended to help prevent this. A balanced diet to help build their immunity is also highly recommended. This is not a hardy fish. Proper feeding and large swimming spaces are required. Behavior The Blue Tang may act peacefully toward other fish, but should not be kept with other Blue Tangs. Water Conditions Keep water quality high (SG 1.020 – 1.025, pH 8.1 – 8.4, Temp. 72 – 78 F). Maximum Size The Paracanthurus hepatus can grow up to 14”, but will usually grow to about 8” to 10” in home aquariums. Diet The Blue Tang is an omnivore. While they will graze upon algae, they also require some “meaty” foods in their diet.

Feed foods like mysis shrimp, enriched brine shrimp and other meaty treats. You should also include dried algae sheets (Nori), Spirulina and fresh seaweed. Nemo's Tankmates With the popularity of 2003’s Finding Nemo and the 2012 rerelease of the film in 3D, people of all ages have become interested in setting up their own Finding Nemo aquarium. With a little research and guidance, setting up a Nemo tank of your own is possible. Like any pet, please keep in mind that caring for the livestock in a saltwater aquarium takes time. You will need to perform regular tank maintenance to ensure your aquarium water quality stays high, that your equipment runs smoothly and that your aquarium inhabitants are happy and healthy. So far we’ve covered how you can set up aquariums for Nemo (a Clownfish) and/or Dory (a Blue Tang). In this section, we’re going to discuss Nemo’s tankmates in the dentist’s office, commonly referred to as the “Tank Gang.” Fish from Nemo in the “Tank Gang” Gill is a Moorish Idol (Zanclus canescens).

Though the Moorish Idol is graceful and sought after by many people in the aquarium hobby, it is also one of the more difficult fish to keep due to its feeding requirements. It is best enjoyed in a public aquarium or left in the ocean. Only expert hobbyist should attempt to keep a Moorish Idol in a home aquarium. Moorish Idols are found in many areas including The Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Hawaii. It can reach up to 8”, although some claim they can grow slightly larger. Due to its size, it is recommended for aquariums of at least 150 gallons, the larger being optimal. Our recommendation: Do not attempt to keep this fish unless you are a very experienced fish hobbyist. Instead, consider the “Poor Man’s Moorish Idol”, the Black and White Heniochus, a much more suitable replacement that looks similar in color and shape to the Moorish Idol. Bloat is a pufferfish, most likely a Spiny Box Puffer (Chilomycterus schoepfi or Chilomycterus antillarium). With spines covering most of its body, the Spiny Box Puffer is a popular addition to a fish only system (it is not suitable for reef aquariums).

It is known for being aggressive and may nip at other fish, so in reality, it may not be the best tankmate as shown in the movie. Many of the “Tank Gang” would probably become a meal for him. Their teeth are always growing and it does require shelled inverts, like raw shelled shrimp or shells, in their diet to keep its teeth worn down. When frightened or distressed, they may inflate to 2x their original size. It is NOT recommended to force this upon the animal as repeatedly puffing can result in death due to stress. They can grow up to 14 inches and thus require a larger tank of at least 80 gallons with plenty of places to hide and swim. Our recommendation: Best kept in larger, fish only systems with other large fish. Nemo would not be a good choice of a tankmate. The Spiny Box Puffer is fairly hardy once established, but it does require a special diet (hard-shelled foods for their teeth). Gurgle is a Royal Gramma (Gramma loreto). They are generally a very hardy fish that prefer a tank of at least 20 gallons with plenty of places to hide and swim.

They prefer overhangs and caves and tends to be nocturnal, retiring during the daylight photo period until it adjusts to the tank. The only grow to about 3 inches in size and will eat a variety of both frozen, flake and pellet foods. Our recommendation: A Royal Gramma would be an excellent choice for a Nemo tank. You should only keep one of them though because they can behave aggressively toward each other. The Real Fish of Finding Nemo | Ocean of Hope The Tank Gang from Finding Nemo includes the following common aquarium fish: The Tank Gang from Finding Nemo Coral, Marlin, and Nemo = Ocellaris or False Percula Clownfish, Clown Anemonefish In a home aquarium, clownfish are much easier to take care of than the anemones! The anemones demand high water quality and specific lighting. Clownfish, in pairs, can live fine without a live anemone in their tank. Gill = Moorish Idol Moorish idols are very hard to keep in captivity, please leave them to the experts to take care of. Bubbles = Yellow tang Yellow Tangs are herbivores, and in an aquarium can lose their bright yellow color if their diet does not include enough plant matter.

Bloat = Porcupine Pufferfish, Porcupinefish Pufferfish fill themselves up with water to puff up, not with air (except in an emergency) like Bloat in the movie. There is enough tetrodotoxin in one pufferfish to kill up to 30 adult humans, and there is no known antidote! Gurgle = Royal Gramma, Fairy Basslet Royal Gramma really are purple and yellow like Gurgle! In a home aquarium, Royal Gramma are peaceful, hardy, and eat readily. In the wild they eat plankton and are cleaner fish. Black and White Damselfish Deb/Flo = Black and White Damselfish Deb is based on a real damselfish with black and white coloration, not blue and white like her. As in the movie, all residents of aquarium tanks can see out (I have SCUBA dived in public aquarium tanks and can attest to that!), as well as see their own reflection at certain angles. Many fish in home aquariums recognize the person(s) that feeds them!

Pacific Cleaner Shrimp Jacques = Pacific Cleaner Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp A cleaner shrimp is omnivorous, which means it eats both plant and animal matter. A cleaner shrimp does clean other fish at cleaning stations in the wild, but will also scavenge for food. Pink Sea Star Peach = Sea star Sea stars, or starfish are scavengers. They do not have eyes like Peach, but very simple eyes at the end of each arm that sense light and dark. Sea stars do have a mouth under their body like Peach. A sea star can regenerate a leg if it is cut or bit off! Super Reviewer ½ Film reviewers have to walk a very difficult tightrope when describing films that they love. People who value our opinions, for whatever reasons, expect a level of passion and detailed knowledge to convince them how and when to spend their hard-earned money, and we work hard to provide such knowledge and passion on a regular basis. But often a critic will revert to childhood nostalgia or some other form of sentiment to unconvincingly gloss over flaws which to anyone else are in plain sight.

I find myself in this position with regard to Finding Nemo, a film I saw twice in cinemas during its long theatrical run and which I have always held in high regard. Having not seen it for several years, and caught up with most of PIXAR's back catalogue outside of it, I had trepidations about revisiting it, in case my love for it turned out to be rooted purely in nostalgia. Fortunately, my fears have all been laid to rest by the simple fact that Finding Nemo is a truly great film. For starters, the film is a fantastic technical accomplishment. Animation's ability to put anything on screen is often bizarrely used to belittle its achievements: we assume that just because almost everything can be done, that therefore it's very easy to do anything. But there is nothing easy or lazy about Finding Nemo's aesthetics: they are the product of years of hard work and research, by highly talented craftsman whose craft and affection show through. John Lasseter, PIXAR's head honcho and the executive producer, has always been a fan of hands-on research.

Once the project had been green-lit, he demanded that everyone working on the film got certified at scuba diving, and organised numerous diving trips to allow his animators to study fish up close in their natural environment. As well as getting a mechanical feel for this (i.e. how things move differently in water compared to in air), much of their findings ended up in the films' characters. Clown fish are naturally shy creatures who rarely come out of the anemones, adding believability to Albert Brooks' portrayal of Marlin. The visuals of Finding Nemo are beautiful on every level. Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich bring us a world of rich colour and many textured shades, all the while convincing us that we are underwater. They pay particular attention to the way that light reflects and refracts as it moves from the surface through the denser water, adjusting the colour palette ever so subtly whenever we move into deeper territories. Certain mechanics are altered, to enable characters to cry or bleed in ways we would recognise, but overall this is both believable and realistic. In addition to its spectacular visuals, Finding Nemo is a brilliant example of how to handle multiple story-lines on screen.

Like Toy Story 2 before it, there is not a single edit which is out of place, and not a single section that runs on too long. The transitions between one group of characters and another group are beautifully judged; it's never left so long that it feels like we are neglecting a character, or so short that it feels desperate. This in turn lifts the story of Finding Nemo from something seemingly simple to feeling more complex and layered. It is at its most basic level a road movie, with two characters on a long journey from A to B, encountering many strange creatures and events along the way, some of which are helpful, some potentially harmful. In weaker hands the film would either feel overly long and dull or could become very episodic, with the set-pieces not building to a resonant climax. But this is PIXAR, and they know a thing or two about raising the stakes. The film has many memorable moments, each of which feel like an escalation from the previous one. The first time we meet Bruce the shark, it's a big deal, but after the underwater mines blow up and the angler fish arrives, he seems a walk in the park by comparison.

The same goes for the jellyfish, the whale and finally the fishing boat which Marlin and Dory run into, with the mask and its message tying everything together very nicely. Running through Finding Nemo is the theme of letting go, specifically parents letting go of their children and allow them to have their own adventures. Marlin is overprotective of his son Nemo because of the loss of his wife and other babies in the opening scene - an attitude consolidated by his son's birth defect (the "lucky fin"). By being stifled for so long, Nemo is compelled to disobey after his very first taste of the outside world, and quickly discovers how frightening it can be. As the father journeys to find his son, both discover that there are times when letting go and trusting others is the only way to go. There is a comparison in this regard with Gravity, which has just garnered 11 BAFTA nominations and a further 10 for the Oscars. Regardless of its eventual performance at either ceremony, Finding Nemo (itself an Oscar winner) does a much better job at conveying this underlying theme.

While their stories may seem equally straightforward on paper, the storytelling here is better, the characters are more rounded, and there is less of an overwhelming sense of effects cornering the market for innovation. As great as the visuals here are, they do not distract from the story as those in Gravity often did. Equally, while Gravity's protagonists were overly conventional, the characters in Finding Nemo are as rounded and compelling as we have come to expect from PIXAR. Marlin's conservative nature is rooted in good intentions, and he has qualities that we would recognise in parents we know and admire. While Dreamworks might play Dory's short-term memory loss purely for laughs, here it both lightens the mood and deepens her character. Dory has a pathos to her which comes to a head when she and Marlin part ways, making her scatterbrained moments all the more endearing. In addition to its parental themes, Finding Nemo also has a subtext about overcoming disability. Both Nemo and Gill have fins which are damaged or underdeveloped in some way, and both are initially defined by them; Nemo's dad smothers him because of it, while Gill wears his as a battle scar and thereby seems all the more determined to escape.

Both characters eventually overcome their limitations in the physical act of escaping, but Nemo goes one further in refusing to let it prevent him live life to the full. As soon as he gets home, he goes straight back out to explore the open ocean. Finding Nemo is also brilliant at balancing its tone. There are a lot of dark and scary moments, such as the obstacles listed before, and the film is occasionally a little too blatant in reinforcing the horror tone, with obvious references to The Shining in Bruce's attack and Psycho in the scenes with Darla. But elsewhere the film is a barrel of laughs, whether it's Crush's spaced-out surfer ramblings, Dory's forgetfulness or the various exploits of the Tank Gang. It's a very funny film for all the family which balances light and dark superbly. The voice acting on Finding Nemo is great, as we've come to expect. Albert Brooks is great as Marlin, using his quivering voice to bring the characters' anxieties to the foreground. Ellen DeGeneres is inspired as Dory, talking as quickly and as boisterously as she does on her talk show but still managing to pull things back during the sadder moments.

Barry Humphries is very well-cast as Bruce, pulling off his introduction with great aplomb, and Alexander Gould does a good job with the title character. Even Willem Dafoe, who can sometimes drift into pantomime, is very convincing as the raspy, determined Gill. Finding Nemo is a truly great film which sits alongside Monsters, Inc. as one of the high points of PIXAR's output. While it doesn't have quite the emotional depth or narrative complexity of the Toy Story films, it is very hard to find any other fault with it. It's a beautifully-made, beautifully-acted, beautifully-written film which will continue to enchant audiences for decades to come. One only hopes that the upcoming sequel came live up to the same standards. Daniel Mumby Super Reviewer Finding Nemo has grown on me over the years. It's not my favorite pixar movie by far, but it's definitely well made and visually flawless. The story isn't all that complex, but it doesn't need to when the backdrop is the real focus of the movie. The voice talents are, as usual, pretty good. I'm not crazy about Ellen DeGeneres as Dori, but i'm definitely in the minority on that.

Overall it's a worthwhile experience and extremely entertaining. Conner Rainwater Super Reviewer Finding Nemo" is a wonderful animated adventure movie that simply is irresistible for young as well as older persons. The most excellent thing about "Finding Nemo" is the perfect timing, just like in "Monsters, Inc" the jokes are extremely well placed in a quick pace and are good for more then just a few laughs. There are some very fun and great characters which brings me to the only problem I have with this movie. There are too many minor characters, I would have really loved to see some of the characters getting a bigger role with some more importance to the story instead of meeting character after character that are only on screen for no more than 5 minutes (such as the sharks). Sure it's good for the sense of adventure but it leaves some missed opportunities to make the story even more fun. I think it's pretty obvious that the story is inspired on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy since it uses lot's of elements from it and it has the some feeling of adventure and excitement so it's really not a big thing that the story isn't very original, the original and fun way the story is told in compensates for this.

The voice cast as in many animated movies is impressive but the one that stood out was Ellen DeGeneres as Dory that you love to hate. Irresistible movie for the whole family with great jokes and lines and some memorable characters and situations. 4 Stars 9-21-07 Bruce Bruce Participation Creation: Finding Nemo & The Clownfish| Tippingpoint Labs | A content marketing agency | Boston, MA Participation Creation: Finding Nemo & The Clownfish Clownfish and their Symbiotic Friends In 2003, Disney and the talented team at Pixar released their latest animated film, Finding Nemo. The delightful film followed a desperate clownfish in search of his son stolen from their coral reef. The underwater adventure follows Nemo’s shy father all the way from their home on the Great Barrier Reef to the hustle and bustle of Sydney Harbor. The animators at Pixar are famously meticulous in their desire to create realistic animation sequences and Finding Nemo was no different. The team assigned to animate the flora and fauna that live in the ocean spent an entire year researching the creatures that inhabit an ocean reef where Nemo’s clownfish family would make their home.

This team was “…responsible for the film’s rich and vibrant opening scenes and building the anemone home of Marlin and Nemo. Their challenge was to create a caricatured version of the coral reef that would suit the purposes of the story.” In order to do this, the animators at Pixar had to learn a lot about clownfish. Clownfish, with their distinct orange, black and white stripes are certainly a fascinating species of fish. They conveniently make their homes in a poisonous sea anemone in the coral reef. However, a mucus coating protects the fish from the potent poison of the sea anemones in which they live. The clownfish are the only species of fish that can avoid the paralyzing effects of the anemone’s sting, making it the perfect place to lay their eggs and raise their young. The relationship between the fish and the sea anemone doesn’t end there. Clownfish and anemones live in perfect symbiosis. The Clownfish defends the anemones from Butterfly fish, who love to eat anemones and on an even more biological level the excrement from the Clownfish provide essential nutrients for the anemones.

A Biological Basis for Participation Creation Marketing In biology this kind of relationship between the clownfish and the sea anemone is called mutualistic symbiosis: a relationship between individuals of two species where both individuals drive a benefit. Participation creation is marketing’s version of mutualistic symbiosis. Even the release of the film Finding Nemo had a symbiotic relationship with the aquarium business. As families watched the movie demand for aquarium fish increased. “Parents whose children who fell in love with Nemo at the cinema are seeking out the clownfish in ever greater numbers, leading to over-harvesting of wild specimens because captive breeding programs cannot cope with demand,” said Hannah Strange, an environmental reporter for Times Online . The film’s release itself had an unbelievable effect on clownfish populations around the world. As scientists clamored to determine whether the release of Finding Nemo actually caused a global decrease in clownfish populations they honed in on one disturbing fact: “the population density of clownfish in areas closed to fishing and collecting was as much as 25 times higher in areas where fishing and collecting are allowed” after the film’s release.

The scientists concluded that in less than a year, Finding Nemo had contributed to a precipitous fall in the global population of the fish featured in the film. They even named the environmental impact a media property can propagate in the wild the “Nemo Effect.” 101 Dalmatians This isn’t the first time Disney’s inadvertently caused a run on pets. Ironically, even in 1961 Disney caused a jump in consumer demand for Dalmatians when they released the film 101 Dalmatians. Finding Nemo’s Parasitic Symbiosis In nature, there’s a classification for this kind of potentially destructive symbiosis as well: parasitic symbiosis. Parasitic symbiosis is characterized by a relationship in which one party benefits while the other is harmed. Obviously, the release of Finding Nemo had a tremendously positive effect on the sales of aquariums and a demonstrable negative effect on the environment. Still today, eight years after the movie’s debut I can buy a Finding Nemo branded aquarium at Walmart for thirty dollars. Meanwhile, the environmental impact on clownfish as a result of their appearance in the film has been devastating.

Oddly enough, Finding Nemo itself seems to reinforce the fact that keeping fish in a fish tank isn’t the right thing to do. As Sara Osterhoudt, a Yale doctoral candidate explained, “Overall, the movie’s message seems simple: fish are unhappy trapped in tanks. Yet did kids get the point? As clownfish sell out across the country the answer seems to be: not quite. Children want their own Nemo.” The goal of all participation creation should be mutualistic symbiosis. Could Disney, aquarium salesmen, pet shop owners, the cast of Finding Nemo and even non-profit environmental agencies have teamed up to find a more productive and long term way to benefit from the creation of the film Finding Nemo? Is it possible that even before animating a frame of the film Disney could have partnered with the aquarium industry to find out what kind of fish should take the lead role in a major motion picture? Let’s take it a step further, perhaps the aquarium industry should have underwritten part of the movie itself with a clear understanding of the potential impact on sales.Mutualistic symbiosis isn’t new, it’s a product of nature.

Surely, Disney was aware of the impact 101 Dalmatians had on the pet business and could have used it to fund their fish film. Imagine if Disney worked with Pet Stores Let’s assume that there are 8,700 pet stores in the United States that sell fish. What if each store invested $1,000 in the making of Disney’s Finding Nemo, in exchange for their insight into the aquarium market and a share of the potential profits (not just in pet sales but in ticket sales.) Disney would have raised $8.7 MM (about 10% of the total film’s budget) towards the production costs of the film and pet stores around the country could prepare themselves for the onslaught of demand they would see after the film debuted.You may think that this is just an alternate form of product placement, but remember, participation creation is designed to be a long term relationship. With movies like Hop (about a bunny) and RIO (about a parrot) released in 2011, perhaps there’s a better way for pet stores to work with, and invest in, the movie industry year-in and year-out in a way where everyone wins, even the clownfish.

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Question: In the film 'Finding Nemo', what sort of fish was 'Nemo'?
Answer: CLOWNFISH